December 4: The children's comic book The Dandy is published in the United Kingdom, marking the first appearance of the character of Desperate Dan.

December 7: Japanese forces reach the walls of Nanking.

December 11: Italy quits the League of Nations.

December 12: Mae West appears on The Chase and Sanborn Hour with Edgar Bergen and performs a sexually suggestive 'Adam and Eve' sketch. She was unofficially banned from the radio for years afterward as a result.

December 13: President Roosevelt demanded that Japan apologize for the Panay attack, render compensation and provide a guarantee that no such thing would happen again.

December 16: Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe took part in the second known escape attempt from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Their remains were never found and their fate is unknown.

December 16: The Noel Gay musical 'Me and My Girl' opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre on London's West End.

December 17: Six new sections of the Autobahn totalling 218 km are opened.

December 21: The Walt Disney animated film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' premiers.

December 23: NBC Radio banned the mention of Mae West's name on all of its stations to avoid any possible revival of the 'Adam and Eve' controversy.

December 29: The new Constitution of Ireland went into effect. The Irish Free State was abolished and the country was renamed simply 'Ireland' or 'Éire'. (source: Wikipedia)